Test For The Biosphere Flashcards

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A frog that has eaten an insect that fed on a plant is what

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A secondary consumer

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What is a description about the organization of the ecosystem

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A snake that eats a frog that eats a plant is a what

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Third level consumer

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What heterotrophs eat animals

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Omnivores and carnivores

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What percent of energy stored in an organism can be passed on to the next tropic level and what is it stored as?

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%10, eliminated as heat

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What is a one-way flow of energy in an ecosystem called?

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Food chain

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The ultimate source of energy

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The sun

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Biomes closer to the equator tend to be warmer why?

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They get the most direct sunlight

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A group made up of the same species

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Community

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A feeding step or energy level in a food chain

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Tropic level

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The scientific study of interactions among organisms between organisms and their surroundings

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Ecology

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A graphic representation showing all possible feeding relationships

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Food web

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An organized way of using evidence to learn about the living world

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Biology

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An organism that eats both meat and plants

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Omnivores

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Average yearly conditions of temperature and precipitation

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Climate

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An organism that breaks down dead matter

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Decomposed

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Non living factors in an ecosystem

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Abiotic

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A non living factor in the environment

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Weather

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The portion of earth that includes land, water, and air.

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Biosphere

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Why aren’t food chains long?

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